Saturday, October 18, 2008

West Week 8 Picks

It's Steven West and time for the Saturday Top 25 game predictions.

First things first.  Props to Texas Christian for winning in excellent fashion against (9) Brigham Young 32-7.  That leaves just 9 teams in in the FBS undefeated, Boise State, who defeated Hawaii 27-7, Tulsa, Utah, Ball State, Texas, Alabama, Penn State, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech.  Also to Florida State, who came from behind to defeat the North Carolina State Wolf Pack 26-17.

Now to the picks:

I'm already 1-1 in Top 25 picks.

(7) Texas Tech wins over Texas A&M (Noon kickoff on FSN Regional)

(19) South Florida wins against Syracuse (Noon kickoff on ESPN +)

Maryland upsets (21) Wake Forest (Noon kickoff)

(10) Georgia knocks (22) Vanderbilt from the Top 25 (12:30 p.m. kickoff)

(14) Utah will defeat Colorado State (2 p.m. kickoff)

(8) Oklahoma State wins against Baylor (3 p.m. kickoff)

Mississippi falls to (2) Alabama (3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS)

(4) Oklahoma rebounds with a win over (16) Kansas (3:30 kickoff on ABC)

(6) USC rolls Washington State (3:30 p.m. kickoff on FSN Regional)

(12) Ohio State falls to (20) Michigan State (3:30 p.m. kickoff on ABC)

(18) North Carolina survives at Virginia (3:30 p.m. kickoff on ABC)

Navy wins against (23) Pittsburgh (3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS College Sports)

(3) Penn State improves to 8-0 with a win over Michigan (4:30 p.m. kickoff on ESPN)

(1) Texas, hesitantly, defeats (11) Missouri (8 p.m. kickoff on ABC)

(13) LSU wins over South Carolina (8 p.m. kickoff on ESPN)

(17) Virginia Tech wins at Boston College (8 p.m. kickoff on ESPN2)

Lastly Arizona "upsets" (25) California (10 p.m. kickoff on FSN Regional)

On a bye this week are (5) Florida and (24) Ball State.

On Sunday, will be the first BCS Standings.

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